This lesson describes the value of military records for genealogical purposes. Military records can provide valuable details for family history. Information covered here includes service records and pension records.

Learn what records are available in Pennsylvania and where to find them. This class is helpful if you need more information about census, vital, church, land, and probate records in the Mid-Atlantic area. The class also covers county histories.
The next lesson in this series is Pennsylvania Research: Vital and Church Records.

All males born between September 1872 and September 1900 (citizens and aliens alike) who were not already in U.S. military service were required by congressional conscription acts to register for the draft in light of the Great War—World War 1. Learn how to research draft cards and other sources.